文本来源:佛山英语培训 首选爱德华国际英语
你将在这一讲里听到下列三小段对话。广播快结束的时候这三段连在一起听,成了一长段会话。听的时侯,集中精力听,最好不要边听边看下面的材料。材料是相訾容易的。你试试看。
Dialogue 1
两位年轻的朋友Anne和Jane,都只有十几岁,正在安排周末的话动。Anne想约Jane到海滩去玩,不过她首先要知道Jane有没有空。
ANNE: Jane, are you doing anything on the weekend?
JANE: Well,I have to do the shopping on Saturday morning…
ANNE: Oh, well, what're you doing on Saturday afternoon?
JANE: Sorry, I'm tied up on Saturday afternoon, too.
ANNE: Well, have you got anything on Sunday?
JANE : I've got something on on Sunday morning, I'm afraid, but I'm free in the afternoon.
ANNE: Good. Well, why don't we go to the beach?
JANE: Great idea!
Dialogue 2
Anne和Jane正在确定见面的地点和时间。
JANE: Er…where will I meet you?
ANNE: Um, at my place, O.K.?
JANE: Yes ... what time?
ANNE: One o'clock?
JANE: One o'clock.
ANNE: Great!
Dialogue 3
Anne和Jane正在具体商量到什么地方去玩。
ANNE: Have you ever been to Palm Beach?
JANE: Yes, I went there last year. It's great.
ANNE: Then let':s go to Palm Beach next Sunday.
JANE: Right!
ANNE: Good. Well, I have to go. See you on Sunday!
JANE: Bye.

PART II. Vocabulary
Are you free [ə ju: 'fri:] (at/on the weekend)?(周末)你有空吗?
the weekend* [ðə 'wi:k 'end](= Saturday+Sunday) 周末
An Australian [ɔs'treiljən]澳大利亚人
a beach [bi:ʧ] 海滩
a kookaburra ** ['kukəbʌrə]笑鸟
Palm Beach ['pa:m 'bi:ʧ ]棕榈海滩 (悉尼附近一个著名的海滩)
Are you doing anything (on Sunday)? (星期天)你有事吗?
Have you got anything on (on Sunday)? [hæv ju: 'got eni:Oɵiŋ ɔn ɔn'sʌndei](星期天)你有安排没有?
I have to do the shopping我得去买东西
I'm tied up (on Sunday afternoon) [aim 'taid 'ʌp] (星期天下午)我抽不出时间
I've got something on***(on Tuesday night)(星期二晚上)我有点儿事
at my place [ət 'mai pleis] (= at my house/home) 在我家;在我的住所
at the moment [ət/æt ðə məumənt] 目前;现在
Great idea! ['greit ai'diə] 好主意! 有的时候就说一个词:Great!)
See you on Sunday ['si: ju ɔn 'sʌndei] 星期天见
then[ðen](在Dialogue 3中的意思)那么;这么说来
NAMES:
Ann/Anne [æn](女子名)
Jane [ʤein](女子名)
*对澳大利亚人来说,周末是比较重要的。许多澳大利亚人的工作日是星期一到星期五,周末由自己支配,譬如在星期六上午买买东西,参加或者观看体育比赛,看望亲友,到娱乐场所消遣消遣等。
**澳大利亚一种著名的鸟,叫的声音象人的笑声一样。
***因为有事不能参加某项社交活动,需要向人解释,一般就用上面介绍的有关用语。
而很少说I'm busy。也很少说I've got an appointment。 Busy只用于说明工作情况,appointment只用于与医生、牙科医生、上级等约会,不用于一般的社交活动。
PART III - The Lesson
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO MEET A FRIEND 与一位朋友约会
1. FINDING OUT IF YOUR FRIEND IS FREE 问对方是否有空
a) Are you free (next weekend/this evening/etc.)?
-Yes,I am.
-No, I've got something on.I'm afraid.
-Well, I'm tied up in the morning.but I'm free in the afternoon .
b) Are you doing anything (on the weekend/tonight/etc.)?
- No, I'm not.
- Yes, I've got something on then.
- Well, I've got to do the shopping (on Saturday morning)but I'm not doing anything special (on Sunday).
c) What're you doing (this evening/ on Saturday/etc.)?
- Nothing special. / at the moment.
- I've got to go to my Aunt's place (on Saturday).
d) Have you got anything on(on Sunday)?
- No (l haven't),
- I'm tied up all day, I'm afraid.
注意:
●非正式地提到将来的事情,特别是在社交活动中与人约会,一般用现在时,尤其是现在进行时,例如:
I'm doing the shopping on Saturday morning.
●I've got 80mething on on Sunday morning: on 用了两次,在句中的作用不同:(a)第一个on是这一句主要成分I've got something on 的一部分;(b)第二个0n是表明时间的短语on Sunday morning的一部分。
b) Well有两种用法:
i)使说话的人有时间考虑如何回答,相当于汉语里的“嗯”“嗯---”。(参看Dialogue 1,Jane的第一句话。)
ii)崽思是:这样说来;那么。(参看Dialogue 1,Anne的最后一句话。)
注意:Oh well…的意思同(ii),但通常有对目前情况认可,表示愿意接受的含意。
PRONUNCIATION CORNER
a)凡问句的疑问词以Wh开头的,此问句用降调。
When did he go?
Where will we meet?
b) Are的弱化形式是快读的[ə]。
What are you doing?
['wat ə jə 'du:iŋ]
c)英语国家的人通常不把下面标出的辅音全部读出来:next Saturday,而往往说:['nek (s)'Sætədei]
PART IV.-Exercises
1.问你的朋友Part III第一点里的问题,请对方按照实际情舰回答,然后由你朋友问,你回答。
2.和你朋友一起朗读开头的三小段对话,模仿播音员的节奏和语调。问和答由你和你朋友交替进行。